Biological Sciences provides access to a wide range of research in biomedicine, biotechnology, zoology, ecology, and some aspects of agriculture and veterinary science. Contains citations, abstracts and links to full text articles where available.

Provides access to resources such as the Nomenclature Glossary for Zoology and the Zoological Record Thesaurus. Contains links to current biological science news stories, relevant web sites, forthcoming conferences and more.
This resource is freely available on the Internet.

A collection of over 2,000 eBooks published between 2005 and date, covering a range of biomedical and life science subjects. Content includes monographs, reference works, encyclopedias and handbooks.For help with this resource: see staff at the Science Reference Enquiry desk.

Bibliographic database compiled by CAB International. Covers literature
in the fields of agriculture, forestry, human health, nutrition, animal health, and the
management and conservation of natural resources. Includes full text documents
from the CAB Reviews.

The most complete source of organism names available with millions of animal names, both extant and extinct, at all taxonomic ranks, reported in the scientific literature since 1978, together with plant and virus names.

This database indexes tables, figures, graphs, charts and other illustrations from scholarly research and technical literature. In most cases, the parent abstract is displayed and links to the full-text documents are provided where available. It has broad subject coverage including most areas in the Natural Sciences

Covers international journals, patents, technical reports, books, conference proceedings, and dissertations from all areas of chemistry, biochemistry, chemical engineering. Updated daily.NB: Access is password-protected.For help with this resource: see staff at the Science Reference Enquiry desk.Resource available on a dedicated workstation in the Science Reading Room - floor 3.

A source of information on chemicals manufactured and imported in Europe. It covers hazardous properties, classification, labelling, and information on how to use safely. A useful resource for advancing the safe use of chemicals and for the replacement of the most hazardous ones by safer alternatives.This resource is freely available on the Internet.

Energy and Environment

A collection of over 1,200 eBooks published between 2005 and date covering a range of earth and environmental science subjects. Content includes monographs, reference works, encyclopedias and handbooks.For help with this resource: see staff at the Science Reference Enquiry desk.

Part of Biological Sciences. Focuses on how organisms of all kinds - microbes, plants, and animals - interact with their environments and with other organisms. Includes relevant papers on evolutionary biology, economics, and systems analysis as they relate to ecosystems or the environment.

Contains bibliographic records for energy and energy-related scientific and technical information from the US Department of Energy (DOE) and its predecessor agencies. The Database provides access to DOE publicly available citations from 1948 to the present, with continued growth through regular updates.This resource is freely available on the Internet.

Offers access to the international literature in the environmental sciences. Provides abstracts and citations drawn from scientific journals, conference proceedings, reports, monographs and government publications. Updated monthly.

Offers well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its titles includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more. The database provides indexing and abstracts for approximately 295,000 records, as well as Open Access full text for more than 4,600 records.This resource is freely available on the Internet.

Provides information on scientific research and government policies in a single resource. Topics of growing concern are extensively covered from the standpoints of atmosphere, emissions, mathematical models, effects on people and animals, and environmental action in response to global pollution issues. Material from conference proceedings and hard-to-find documents has been summarized along with information from primary journals in the field.

Engineering and Technology

Compendex is a comprehensive interdisciplinary engineering database, covering the entire spectrum of engineering, with abstracts from over 5,000 journals, conference papers and proceedings, and technical reports.

IEEE Xplore, published by the Institution of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, provide US industry validated and globally respected technical standards in the areas of telecommunications, transport safety, instrumentation, nanotechnology, computer networking and engineering and electrical power generation.

National Technical Information Service. Containing over 2.0 million bibliographic records, the NTIS Database can be used for accessing the latest research sponsored by the United States and select foreign governments.

Published in association with the Institute for Risk Research at the University of Waterloo. A comprehensive source for interdisciplinary perspectives on identification and alleviation of risk arising from industrial, technological, environmental and other sources, with an emphasis on assessment and management of risk. Includes risk-related concerns from public and environmental health, social issues and psychological aspects.

Geology and Geography

Multidisciplinary database containing bibliographic information and abstracts in the fields of development studies, the earth sciences, ecology, geomechanics, human geography, and oceanography. The database provides current coverage of over 1,800 journals and archive coverage of several thousand additional titles.